. >> he is right in some respects, i never thought i would be sticking up for obama, but i will, a president, has directed a lot of federal aid not only to people of city of new york and long island and new jersey, affected, ohio, and a president has to do two things, to be president of the united states, and a political candidate a week before an elect, it is appropriate for a president to manage this crisis because federal government has an interest in it. gerri: justin? >> well, i think that president obama needs to show that he understands what is going on, on the ground. so i think it is legitimate for him to want to be there but at the same time moving the president of the united states into aftermath of a natural disaster does take significant resources away, so mayor bloomberg has a very good point, it is reasonable what he said, i am sure president obama understands. gerri: not just any aftermath, it is new york city, and every time president comes here, he shuts everything down for a half day, new yorkers do not have patience with that. let's talk about the issue, i think of candid